Natives For Your Neighborhood
Conservation of rare plants, animals, and ecosystems

Availability: Grown by enthusiasts.

Description: Perennial herb with scrambling or arching hairy stems up to 3 feet long. Paired, hairy leaflets one quarter inch wide. Dark pink, pea-shaped flowers one quarter inch long, in clusters.

Dimensions: Typically 3 feet in height.

Range: Endemic to South Florida.

 Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.

Habitats: Dry hammocks and disturbed sites.

Soils: Dry to moist, well-drained sandy soils, with or without humusy top layer.

Nutritional Requirements: Low to moderate; it can grow in nutrient poor soils or soils with some organic content.

Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.

Drought Tolerance: High; does not require any supplemental water once established.

Light Requirements: Full sun.

Flower Color: Dark pink.

Flower Characteristics: Showy clusters of small flowers.

Flowering Season: All year.

Fruit: Pod, typically curved, 1.2-1.8 inches long.

References: Wunderlin and Hansen (2011), Hammer (2004)

Comments: We are currently adding data for this species. If you would like to contribute to the development of this species account, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.